I'm such a bad owner. It's probably been 6 months at least since I've logged in here last and a year or so at least since I've posted...

Well in the last 2 years I've made 4 shop moves. I now occupy 7300 sq ft, got 5 lifts, am setting up a body shop, have a couple of national championship wins under my belt in both NASA and SCCA. Other than working stupidly long hours, business is good. I'm basically the defacto guy for Mitsubishi stuff in the DC area.

Most importantly, on November the 17th, 2011 my baby boy was born. Oh did I forget to mention I got married back in April of the same year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Max is the most awesome thing I've ever done. I love my son more than life itself.

My Stratus? Well it had the 3.8L MIVEC in it for a bit but then I sold the engine to someone else. The car is sitting in my 5 car garage at home stripped. It's got a driver seat and that's about it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I've got a built 3.0L and an IPT built auto trans that might go in the car sometime this year along w/ a turbo kit I've got sitting upstairs and go see if I can smash all the records for this platform.

But we all know the truth... My car will sit for another 3 years before I ever get a chance to do anything to it. I'm too busy getting our new shop EVO ready for some damage in the SCCA series this year. Planning on destroying a few vipers and vettes with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Guess I'll disappear back behind the scenes again. You guys know how to get a hold of me if necessary!

I installed a hitch on my beater Stratus last year so I could tow my jet ski. In the process I removed the rear bumper support. You know, the 5mph impact bar. I was parked over in my overflow parking at the shop when my neighbor, the above referenced asian women, decided to plow her Mercedes ML320 SUV into the back of my car. The result is this:

The car is totaled! Car was appraised at $5,900 ACV with the bad clear coat, smashed up left fender and a smashed right mirror. Damage estimates are from $4,400 to $5,500. It wouldn't have been so bad had the reinforcement been in there. Oh well!

I bought this car for $6k from one of my customers. It had a built 3.0L I personally built and installed. It had an SDS. An LSD. All kinds of fun stuff. I sold the engine for $2,200. The SDS for $1,500. The suspension for $400. Gauges for $350. I put the LSD trans in my car. Basically the car cost me $1,500. Now I'm gonna get PAID BITCHES! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I have all the parts to fix. I'm not going to replace the rear trunk sheet metal. Just pull it. My total out of pocket expense will be under $500 and that includes a full flat black Maaco paint job. I'm gonna put $5k in my pocket and have the car back in tip top shape.